2021 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!

Wraithlady

vulpix said:

 Wraithlady any chance of a pic of the library?


 Vx

Here you go 

greentiger

Holy moly, Wraithlady, that is an AMAZING creation!

Tiggermad, I do far too many crafts to be sensible - cardmaking, knitting, crochet, sewing (patchwork quilts, clothes, costumes for grandkids, dog coat, masks of course, repairs, seat covers for football, anything that goes in a sewing machine really), needlework (tapestry - been working on one for 3 years and it's not that big, embroidery), watercolours (I'm rubbish but its fun).  Waiting in the wings, I have calligraphy and scrapbooking ... so far!

The problem is I also love to read.   I do a reading challenge and a film challenge every year.   I also do Postcrossing (sending & receiving postcards to/from random people around the world.

I go  through super efficient spells and then I lapse into torpor for a week or so.   I need to be back on track by Sunday (out tomorrow and Saturday lol)!

Good luck everyone.

Tiggermad

Wraithlady, that library is amazing! It must have taken ages.

That's a lot of crafts greentiger! I have too much of too many things but need to make a concerted effort to finish things.
I also love to read and watch films but tend to watch the same films over and over. I don't really do challenges as am unable to stick to them (or budgets or resolutions or diets, etc, etc).

However, I have finished a cross stitch I am going to make into a card for my mum and have finished a diamond art pic for my dad's birthday- just waiting for a frame and mount to arrive- so after popping to the post office am going to finish mum's card.

Happy crafting everyone 

Wraithlady

Just finished a tiered buffet dress made out of an old sari I bought 20 years ago. 

Looks good and is very comfortable once I reworked the neck opening.

nimbo

Everyone has been super busy. I love seeing the pictures. 

I’ve been passed back a cowl. This stopped me adding to the clutter in my craft room as a friend whipped it up for me. (I never would have figured it out). I may have eventually knitted it in a knot stitch to use the wool. 

I have as a thank you made a tote bag for the person. 

My total has gone up to 106 / 250. 

Slowly increasing the figures. 

emsi_b

Now up to 50/75- I've finished the two wedding cards (I was so happy with them!) and made my son's birthday card- another stamped one with a whale and a turtle on.
I've started another 2- yet another wedding card! And an 80th birthday card. Those are the most pressing ones- I've got another wedding card to do for in September, and my mum's birthday card too. My son has very helpfully been using up some of the packs of card I put in his box of crafting gear, currently happy chopping bits out of a card with scissors and scribbling with his pens and crayons.

I can now see a dent in the stash!!! I've nearly used a massive pack of white card up, and there is now room in the storage box. I have a couple of days off coming up, and one is earmarked to finish off painting my son's chest of drawers (a project from 3 years ago!), and I'd like to get some sewing UFOs done too. Fingers crossed it pans out!

We still don't have a moving date, the other estate agents are a joke. Thankfully our solicitors are just getting things moving regardless. I would like a few bits finished off before we move, as I know we will have a busy time unpacking ahead of us!

greentiger

Jings!   You have all been so busy.
All i've done is make 3 cards!   Oh well, it's better than nothing.
I also gave away about 20 face masks.
I have started on my Bibliocat quilt panel, but that's going to take a while.

Cupcakecraftscuddlycanine

thank you both, yes I do feel awful and just went to get on with the next step. I always have to be doing so waiting is really stressful!

Still no updates 

emsi_b

We don't have any moving updates yet either. I'm in the denial stage now- mentally, I just don't think it's happening!
I have made a card and finished another today- so now up to 52/75. We have welcomed one of my cousins babies early- so need to crack on and finish all the bits I was going to sew for the two new babies! They were thankfully bigger bits 🤣 everything is cut out, just needs sewing. I have a day off on Friday, so will do it (all?) then.

nimbo

Everyone has been so busy. Hope you’re all well well. Xx

+ 3 centres made. 

All diamonds tacked. 

40 hexagans tacked. 

20 pairs sewn together. 😁😁

One set of diamonds sewn onto a centre. 

171 / 250 done.